Butler notched another five top-10 hits for Vee-Jay through 1966; one of them, a remake of the Everly Brothers smash “Let It Be Me” with duet partner Betty Everett, also claimed the R&B pinnacle.

Two years later, he reached the Top 10 again with “Let It Be Me,” a duet with Betty Everett. It performed even better than the Everly Brothers' version, widely considered a classic ...

Butler notched another five top-10 hits for Vee-Jay through 1966; one of them, a remake of the Everly Brothers smash "Let It Be Me" with duet partner Betty Everett, also claimed the R&B pinnacle.

Jerry Butler, the beloved Chicago soul singer, producer and, later, politician who began his career in the late 1950 singing alongside childhood friend Curtis Mayfield in the Impressions, has died ...